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Israeli President Shimon Peres To Visit Romania Thursday, Friday

Aurel Vainer, president of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Romania, told MEDIAFAX on Wednesday that Romanian President Traian Basescu will host a dinner Thursday evening in honor of Israeli President Shimon Peres, following official meetings between the two heads of state earlier in the day.
Israeli President Shimon Peres To Visit Romania Thursday, Friday
Adelina Dragomir
11 aug. 2010, 14:01, English

Vainer said there would also be a memorial service for the six Israeli soldiers and Romanian who died in a helicopter crash last month. He also said the Israeli president will meet Thursday afternoon with Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc, and Friday morning with the heads of the two chambers of Parliament – Roberta Anastase and Mircea Geoana.

Peres will also visit the Holocaust Memorial in Bucharest, Vainer said.

Before coming to Romania, Peres will visit Bulgaria. The Israeli president’s visit to Bulgaria and Romania is part of an ongoing project to strengthen relations with states in Central and Eastern Europe, especially NATO and/or EU members. Peres was in Slovenia and Croatia in June and plans to visit Ukraine in September.